Dale Murphy included on 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball Era ballot

"Murphy will be joining a loaded ballot that includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The first two players would be surefire, first-ballot Hall of Fame Candidates if not for essentially becoming the faces of PED usage in baseball. Carlos Delgado was one of the most feared hitters in the American League during his era and is the franchise leader in homers for the Blue Jays."

"However, we're all rooting for Dale Murphy over here. This'll actually be the fourth time that he's been on an Era Committee Ballot since falling off of the BBWAA ballot back in 2013. He was on the Modern Era ballot (for candidates who contributed to the game from 1970-1987) in 2018 and 2020 and he was on this same Contemporary Era ballot back in 2022."

Dale Murphy has been named to the Baseball Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era ballot, a committee focused on players active from 1980 onward. The ballot includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. Bonds and Clemens face PED-related controversy that clouds their candidacies. Delgado was a feared American League hitter and the Blue Jays' franchise home run leader. Mattingly received unique Yankees honors despite never playing in a World Series. Murphy has appeared on multiple Era Committee ballots since leaving the BBWAA ballot in 2013 and previously fell short of the 75 percent threshold.

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